Reyes “Bob” Ortiz, age 79 of Lake City passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Bob was born January 6, 1938 in Roswell, New Mexico to Porfidio and Guadalupe (Sarsosa) Ortiz.
He married Ismelda Saenz May 3, 1956 in Plainview, Texas.
He lived in Griffith, Indiana until moving to Lake City in 1986.
Bob was a steel worker for Indiana Forge and Lake City Forge for 48 years.
Bob enjoyed hunting, boating, fishing and gardening. He loved engineering and was licensed in heating and cooling.
He was an excellent provider and role model, a very loving father and a great cook.
Bob was a 4th Degree Knights of Columbus and a member of the St. Stephen Catholic Church in Lake City.
He is survived by his wife Ismelda and three children: Al Ortiz of Griffith, Indiana, Elizabeth (Larry) Mock of Bluffton, Indiana and Angelique (Brent) Nowak of Grand Rapids.
He is also survived by two sisters: Irene Ortiz of Texas and Eloise Ortiz of Indiana and seven grandchildren: Arthur John Mock, Levi Charles Mock, Donald Edward Mock and Hannah Elizabeth Mock, and Deaglan Eoin Nowak, Ismelda Sophia Nowak and Fulton Edward Nowak.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Edward Ortiz, a son Robert Ortiz in 1983 and a daughter Linda Ortiz in 1988.
A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at St. Stephen Catholic Church with Rev. Matthew Cowan officiating.
A Vigil will be on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at St. Stephen
Catholic Church with a Rosary beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Burial will take place in the Lake City Cemetery.

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